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Helical vortices: linear stability analysis and nonlinear dynamics

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We numerically investigate, within the context of helical symmetry, the dynamics of a regular array of two or three helical vortices with or without a straight central hub vortex. The Navier-Stokes equations are linearised to study the instabilities of such basic states. For vortices with low pitches, an unstable mode is extracted which corresponds to a displacement mode and growth rates are found to compare well with results valid for an infinite row of point vortices or an infinite alley of vortex rings. For larger pitches, the system is stable with respect to helically symmetric perturbations. In the nonlinear regime, we follow the time-evolution of the above basic states when initially perturbed by the dominant instability mode. For two vortices, sequences of overtaking events, leapfrogging and eventually merging are observed. The transition between such behaviours occurs at a critical ratio involving the core size and the vortex-separation distance. Cases with three helical vortices are also presented.
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hal-01839725 , version 1 (16-07-2018)

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Can Selcuk, Ivan Delbende, Maurice Rossi. Helical vortices: linear stability analysis and nonlinear dynamics. Fluid Dynamics Research, 2018, 50, pp.28. ⟨hal-01839725⟩
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